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• Re: Fuel and temp gauges - wacky
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 3 Jun 2009 19:13:24 -0500
  ...crown lugs below the dash, to the end > of my (disconnected) ground strap, and got about 7 ohms. �Also 7 ohms from > the crown...
• More short in '73 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Dec 1995 08:51:26 -0600 (CST)
  ...There is a short somewhere in the system as evidenced by a tiny spark when you attach the battery ground strap. We thought we...
• Re: Vanagon Dirvability
  Historical mailing list - bob tickle
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 20:23:46 -0400
  ...I can personally vouch for the engine-to-body ground strap being a problem. Once I replace that and the ignition coil,=20 my...
• Oil fill plug stripped
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Wed, 30 May 2001 09:07:40 -0300
  ...HTH, thanks for 1.9l FI help, so far a dead temp sensor, a corroded but intact looking ground strap and ground wires/bolts...
• 2.1L Vanagon engine still possessed by demons
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 20:27:50 -0400
  ...Replaced O2 sensor and have verified all grounds and signals at ECU. All grounds cleaned. (Except tranny strap, which checks OK) Compression checked, good...
• Re: Hard starting 84 vanagon - stumped
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 14:58:58 -0500
  ...He replaced the ignition switch relay, the main ground strap from the crankcase to the frame, and moved the grounds from the engine to...
• Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 14:49:34 -0800
  ...Cleaned connections in engine compartment, replaced battery > ground strap and checked transmission ground strap Fuel lines Fuel > pump & filter Set throttle switch Cleaned throttle...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 11:36:02 -0400
  ...One great practice is to check and clean all your ground straps and body connection points. I've chased many problems and replaced many...
• Re: A newbie needing hard starting help
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:13:41 -0700
  ...Be sure the ground straps are good and heavy. I went to 00 welding cable (buy a lot of it because my boat likes...
• Hunting idle, jerking bucking Vanagon woes!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Mon, 11 Apr 1994 16:31:55 -0500 (CDT)
  ...ve cleaned every ground I can find (Weeelll, now that I think of it I havn't cleaned the front strap from the tranny...
• Oil burning and Tires
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Wed, 9 Jul 1997 12:45:57 -0500
  ...Could these problems be related? I think it = could be electrical, like a ground strap or maybe a valve guide. Finally, I was looking...
• Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:16:33 -0700
  all tow truck drivers have a rope or something for towing cars backwards ( 2WD ones ) with the front wheels on the ground - they traditionally...
• auxillary battery losing charge in 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:40:13 EDT
  ...I also connected a ground strap (#10 wire was used throughout this installation) for the auxillary battery to a screw I had inserted in...
• Dual Battery Relay Install Instructions (long)
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 21:16:08 -0700
  ...ground strap. For the aux. batt. 6) one batt.-terminal-connector to use with the # 12 or #10 wire, for securing it to the...
• Re: Injector Ordeal-OVER!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 08:43:32 -0800
  ...had changed > the ground strap from underneath the relays to the head-easy to miss > getting one of the grounds on the head. Thoroughly...
• Re: Help! '87 Westy won't start...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:36:34 -0700
  ...Check the cables and replace the connectors if necessary; clean the connections of the transmission ground strap and replace it if it looks like...
• Cold Start Unsolved: Help
  Historical mailing list - Rob Lebo
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 09:08:17 +0000
  ...So, yesterday I removed and sanded all the male connector contacts I could find in the engine compartment including the engine ground strap and...
• It's Alive: 2.1 Overheat - engine swap - no spark - timing - Recap
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:15:11 -0500
  ...I believe this was a ground issue combined with some tired brittle wiring. I replaced the ground strap and a few connections that broke...
• Re: Tach install from vanagon to vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 15:13:51 -0800
  ...Unhook the battery ground strap when doing the wire relocation. One of the wires is always live. Mark > Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17...
• Shocks: Follow-up report/impressions
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:08:58 -0800
  ...Well, I forgot to cut off one of the Monroe shock 'retaining strap' a piece of plastic banding that holds the shock slightly compressed...
• van running rich- running out of ideas to fix
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 10:23:22 -0400
  ...Cleaned ecu connections, checked and cleaned all grounds, replaced ground strap from left head. New plugs, wires, cap, rotor, installed afm harness upgrade. Replaced...
• Re: 1.9 ltr WBX O2 sensor question?
  Historical mailing list - Leonard Anthony
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:26:10 -0700
  ...Try checking the ground wires on the left cylinder head. There should be a ground strap under the coil along with the wires you...
• Re: Ok...still running rich problem....
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 09:00:15 -0500
  ...Cleaned up ground for hall sender. 4. Checked the timing and adjusted idle. 5.Cleaned grounds under ignition coil. Plus...replaced ground strap from...
• Re: Starter: it's one or another
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:17:31 -0400
  ...The transmission's ground > strap was > just re-tightened when the transmission was pulled and replaced. > > Besides -- should a warm engine be easier, not...
• Dometic Fridge Removal
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 18:38:09 -0400
  ...propane you will need to unplug the 12V connection, it's ground strap wire and the 120V plug. My burner area was filled with...
• Re: Short Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 11 May 2010 19:28:45 -0500
  ...Now disconnect the ground strap on the aux > battery. The radio should go off. Will try it in morning. I'm thinking my > grounds...
• Re: Megger was Re: Trouble shooting tip? Fouled plugs
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:15:15 -0700
  ...A grounded wrist strap is a great way to avoid that problem. -Peter grounded for life On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:26...
• Re: [Syncro] The Syncro project arrives...(won't start)
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Wed, 23 May 2001 13:29:00 -0400
  ...pretty impressed...Got home and cleaned the solenoid contacts and the grounding strap, both looked pretty rough. No problems since, fingers crossed. _________________________________________________________________ Get your...
• Re: Transporting extra gasoline on/in a Westy Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Sun, 4 Dec 2005 20:23:16 -0800
  ...One thing to be very aware of is the static electricity when filling ALWAYS put the can on the ground and DO not fill...
• Re: How do you get a gremlin out of a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 09:13:37 -0500
  ...Check your ground connections. There should be a ground strap connected from the firewall below the coil to the head on the driver's...
• Re: Having a problem with a starter
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 9 Aug 2006 15:12:58 -0400
  ...I tried putting in new ground straps on the engine and = also a new one on the transmission but this didn't help at...
• Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 18:12:29 -0500
  ...Cleaned connections in engine compartment, replaced battery ground strap and checked transmission ground strap Fuel lines Fuel pump & filter Set throttle switch Cleaned throttle...
• Re: 1985 Westy Vanagon shutters, dies, and then resurrects... help.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:15:08 -0800
  Millee,� I've seen similar issues before.� Make sure that you have a good ground strap connection.� Take the existing strap and�move it...
• Re: Fuse box manipulation
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 07:48:41 -0700
  ...who are fuse box savvy have any cautions, insights, or tips besides > > ground strap disconnections in advance of the work? Thanks in advance. > > Al
• Re: Connecting a 2nd battery & fridge questions
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 06 Jan 1997 22:58:05 -0800
  ...Connect a ground strap to the aux battery. > 6. Reconnect the ground strap on the primary battery. > > The previous owner did not perform steps...
• waterboxer overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 16:02:02 -0700
  ...What should be done as corrosion prevention? (grounding straps?, insertion of kathode? special gasket sealer?) 2. What can be done to improve performance? (larger...
• Re: Charging circuit wiring upgrade/maintenance report/questions (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:14:12 -0700
  ...can). > > Results... > 14.01 volts between the alternator and the engine ground strap with the > engine idling. > 13.96 volts at both my starting...
• Re: The dreaded AFM adjustment screw
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:59:04 -0800
  ...Those grounds will get ya. Look at the ground strap on the right side of the engine, and go from there. It doesn't...
• vanagon.com aux battery wiring intructions are NOT valid !!!!! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 22:32:40 -0000
  ...reconnect your ground straps. For the '86 and newer models, the Bentley on page 97.34a, shows a separate BATTERY CUT-OUT switch designed...
• Re: '86 Vanagon Starts, Dies....Revisited (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 16:38:56 EST
  ...Some things that come to mind >are >>engine grounding straps, ECU grounding, TEMPII sensor and fuel >pressure. >>You say the coil has been replaced...
• Re: strange cut off problem with wbx vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 5 Dec 2004 00:23:21 -0500
  ...i >replaced a corroded ground strap from the head to the coil and that didnt help >either.. > >no strange idle or warning lights precede...
• Re: Battery explosion
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 19:07:45 -0700
  ...Of course, having the battery properly strapped down, would be best. (as mine isn't.... though it's such a tight fit. ... PO installed...
• More Info on Copper Core German Radiators
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 15:13:11 -0400
  ...I have seen this a bunch of times on other parts and it almost always means that they have ground off the VW emblem...
• Re: mpg; Fly Carefully...VERY Carefully!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 20:12:46 -0500
  ...to lift my Westie off the > ground? wings? we don't need no stinkin WINGS!!! just strap enough horsepower on that puppy and light...
• Re: leaking gas when engine is on (long)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:10:25 -0500
  ...If the strap should go slack and one of the front wheels pins it to the ground the results will be dramatic. The other...
• Re: Fuel tank remove / replace
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:26:01 -0500
  ...It's not too heavy, but having something to lift it up a bit off the ground really helps, especially when the van is...
• Re: Cold Start Unsolved: Help
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 08:30:20 -0500
  ...So, yesterday I removed and sanded all the male >connector contacts I could find in the engine compartment including the engine >ground strap and...
• Re: Transporting extra gasoline on/in a Westy Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 6 Dec 2005 06:43:44 -0500
  ...on tires) to his plane (on tires) so I imagine the grounding strap is again to avoid static discharge. Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ P.S. Check out...
• Re: Bizarre starter problems pt.II
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 12:25:14 -0400
  ...Uses four wires. (1) You use the lead going to the starter as the feed trigger mechanism for the relay (2) ground it to...
• Re: Injector Ordeal-OVER!!!!
  Historical mailing list - ****************************
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:39:23 -0600
  ...had changed the ground strap from underneath the relays to the head-easy to miss getting one of the grounds on the head. Thoroughly...
• Re: o/t truck rentals...moving
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 20:51:58 -0500
  ...Check the wheel straps after the first 30 miles or so, they tend to settle in and loosen up a little at first. -- David...
• Re: ok.. last time for 84 auto trans into an 89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:34:47 -0600
  ...DON'T forget the grounding strap! Jesse, for the last time, it will fit and perform the same. Good luck! JB
• Re: dropping tranny to do clutch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 17 May 2010 15:51:08 -0700
  ...I use the one with the strap > that goes around the transmission and you can also tilt it. I bought it > at Harbor Freight...
• Re: testing the ignition coil (85 1.9L)
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 13:19:17 -0500
  ...bought a battery ground cable to ground the engine to the body under the ignition relay panel -- the old strap that had been there...
• Re: Raising poptop with kayak on roof
  Historical mailing list - patrick
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 14:32:25 -0600
  ...I > have it strapped on about as far back as it can reasonably go, so as to have > the weight at the bottom of...
• Re: more vanagon smells - gasoline this time
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 02:50:06 EDT
  ...You have to get the bus pretty high off the ground to allow the support straps to be moved out of the way to...
• re: Rich Running.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Crisafulli
  Fri, 30 Jun 95 15:55:41 EDT
  ...Now put the ground strap back to the battery. Try 'er out. If no difference is noticed you're out of your league and...
• insane a/c project
  Historical mailing list - Joe Reed
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 01:35:45 -0400
  ...Heavy-duty cables as safety straps and redundant locking mechanisms will be in place so that it's locked down tight while traveling. Sliding...
• Re: USB power?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 7 Sep 2011 09:49:58 -0700
  ...Now, when I use it in the Beetle, I just connect the original cord (secured with a velcro strap, since it doesn't lock...
• Re: Diagnosing rich running 1.9l WBX
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 27 May 2010 18:46:43 -0400
  It can be the temp II sensor (blue one on thermostat housing), but it can also be the ground strap that goes to the...